Science on Saturdays at Yale, 2005 - 2006

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On March 26, 2005 the presentation was “Emotional Intelligence: Is There Anything To It?” by Peter Salovey, Psychologist and Marc Brackett, PhD.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 2, 2005 the presentation was “Mapping the Universe: A Quest for Dark Matter” by Priya Natarajan, Astronomer.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 16, 2005 the presentation was “Tissue Engineering: Growing New Organs in a Dish” by Erin Lavik, Biomedical Engineer.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On April 23, 2005 the presentation was “Health and Environment: What’s Worth Worrying About“ by Professor John Wargo.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 8, 2005 the presentation was “The Evolution of Birds: Why Birds are Dinosaurs” by Richard Prum, Biologist.

Steven Girvin - Mr. Feynman’s Quantum Mechanics: A Field Guide for Curious Characters Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 15, 2005 the presentation was “Mr. Feynman’s Quantum Mechanics: A Field Guild for Curious Characters” by Steven M. Girvin, Physicist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 22, 2005 the presentation was “Science in the Swamps: What Frogs are Telling Us” by David Skelly, Biologist.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 29, 2005 the presentation was “How to See a Black Hole” by Charles Bailyn, Astronomer.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 7, 2006 the presentation was “Having Good Chemistry” by Iona Black.

Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run by Yale college students. The lectures are free and open to the public and the topics explored are for kids in 7th grade and above. On October 14, 2006, the presentation was “How Astronomers Discovered the Universe is Flying Apart Faster and Faster” by C. Meg Urry, Astronomer.